Physical Abuse is the easiest form of abuse to spot. Scratches, bruises, cuts, burns, and other bodily injuries are almost like billboards. However, it is not uncommon for both sexes to lie about the source of their injuries.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) marks physical domestic violence as, "... the intentional use of physical force with the potential for causing death, disability, injury, or harm. Physical violence includes, but is not limited to, scratching; pushing; shoving; throwing; grabbing; biting; choking; shaking; slapping; punching; burning; use of a weapon; and use of restraints or one's body, size, or strength against another person."

There is no doubt that due to size and strength difference, men can do more physical damage. While physically abusive women are not unwilling to deliver blows with their hands, they will sometimes use weapons in an attempt to 'even the score' when it comes to damage. A common method of weapon use is throwing objects. In his book Abused Men, Philip W. Cook lists only a few objects used on men he has interviewed: "Some of the objects thrown included a heavy padlock (while holding a child - it missed); a crystal lamp (requiring stitches to the forehead); a hammer (it missed); and knives (missing in one case, connecting in another and requiring stitches)."

Other common methods of physical abuse are biting, attacking the man while he is asleep, depriving him of sleep, slapping, and attacks on the groin area.She had a little quirk, a little glitch. We'd get into an argument, I would present my side of the argument. Her retort would invariably be to... punch me in the face - Christopher Titus, Norman Rockwell is Bleeding